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Anvil has enough and leaves Backlund hanging. Sunshine has herself quite the stable. One thing I'm looking forward to is Haynes vs. Singh! Everyone takes notice of a stretcher job. The Blood Syndicate are for real. Brookside is unraveling while the Hollys seem to be moving up. Hitman is rebounding from his TV title loss really well. LA, The Demon racks up another win. I wonder what's going on in Cactus's head. In a battle of ring vets, Burke pulls it out. Young Dustin is earning his stripes. Rose is so great. He'll pull out a tainted win but always makes his opponent look strong. Payne takes the fall and his partners give him the cold shoulder. Beast vs Animal in a cage! Hell yea! I would've paid top dollar to see this match. Beast blows off one hard hitting feud. Santa Barbara, Multiple roll ups are always a fun way to end a LHW match. Nobody gets up from the monster mash! You can never go wrong with a Pillman/Eddie match. Footloose are getting over quick. Flowers is defiantly a diamond in Pacific. Cheetah Kid retains against Barr in yet another classic LHW title main event. Your supercards never disappoint. Can't wait for Seattle. Also looking forward to who you're putting together as the Stormfront. .

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-19-88 Highlights from Title Night are shown including The Guerreros defeating DJ Peterson and Kevin Kelly for the AWA world tag titles. Afterwards, Kelly and Vin Man attack Peterson. Adias, Venomous and Zbyszko all retain their titles. The last image is Bad News Brown holding up his fist and the world title. Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight's names drawn for the TV title contender's match are Pat Tanaka and Johnny Mantell. Those two will wrestle tonight with the winner getting a TV title shot next week. AWA World champ Bad News Brown will be here. Big tag team match as Synergy takes on the Original Midnight Express. We'll also be giving you the first round match ups in the Memorial Day Tournament. Speaking of Memorial Day... Boos as Brenda Britton walks out. Brenda: I'll take it from here Larry, so beat it. Nelson rolls his eyes and exits. Britton: Hi everybody! Please welcome out the best AWA C.O.O. ever, Gerry Morrow! Morrow walks out in his white suit, fedora hat and sunglasses. He smiles and kisses Brenda's hand. Britton: Oh Gerry, you're such a gentleman. Ok, so I understand you have some big announcements regarding Memorial Day? Morrow: Thank you so much Brenda, it is always my pleasure. I'll get right to it. Congratulations to Hector and Chavo Guerrero on winning de AWA world tag team titles. Very well done. Now as you remember, I promised Greg Gagne his Fortunate Ones would get a title shot. Dat will happen at Memorial Day. Britton: Wow! That's going to be an intense match. Now Gerry, I also know you have big news regarding the AWA world title. Morrow: HAHAHAHA! I do indeed. A lot of people are aware that there's an Independent Wrestling promotion in Minneapolis called Pro Wrestling America. Dat is run by Eddie Sharkey. Well Mr. Sharkey invited me to an event dat took place 2 days after I got back from Alaska. At dat event, there was a battle royal. Well, I decided to have some fun and put up some stakes in de battle royal. I told Mr. Sharkey dat whoever wins de battle royal would get an AWA world title shot on Memorial Day in St. Paul. Britton: No way! That is brilliant! So who won? Morrow: You won't believe it but none other than Dick de Bruiser. Britton: How about that! Well, I would certainly call him a legend and I know the fans in Minnesota love that guy. Morrow: HAHAHA! They sure do! Hey, as long as I am de C.O.O. I promise to bring some fun to de AWA. So, on Memorial Day, Bad News Brown will defend de AWA world title against Dick de Bruiser. Can you believe dat? Britton: (smiling while shaking her head) There you have it straight from the AWA C.O.O. Anything can happen and Gerry proved that once again. Until we meet again, toooooodles! 1st Round Match ups for the Memorial Day Tournament-Winner gets a World title shot at WrestleRock Carlos Colon vs. Chicky Starr AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Tatsumi Fujinami El Canek w/Mando Guerrero vs. Crusher Blackwell w/Greg Gagne Nikita Koloff vs. Dream Machine Commercial Break El Canek w/Mando Guerrero vs. Chuck Doogan Canek suplexes Doogan, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop for the win. Mando's excited as he cuts a promo congratulating Chavo and Hector on their world tag titles win, then says Canek is ready for the tournament and Blackwell. Mando promises to keep Gagne in his place. Commercial Break Footage from Title Night is shown as Lanny Poffo once again interferes and costs Austin Idol his chance at the Mid American title. 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo vs. Trent Watkins Poffo's antics gets him a lot of heat as he skips and prances around the ring. Poffo gets down to business and wins the match with an exciting moonsault. Nelson: Lanny Poffo! Just what is your deal with Austin Idol? Why can't you confront him face to face? Poffo: Lawrence, you're such a simpleton. I have addressed this with you before and do not have time to explain it again. I am here every week and that pretty boy Idol will not confront me. He is the coward. He is afraid to get in the ring with a real wrestler, a real man. I will not leave this alone until that spineless coward is gone! Nelson: Well, you're going to get your wish. Next week it will be you and Austin Idol, one on one. Poffo: (shocked look) What! I did not authorize this! Nelson: Well, it's going to happen. A commercial cuts as Poffo argues with Nelson. Commercial Break Synergy vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin Fun seesaw battle as both teams show off their chemistry well. Synergy excites the fans with some high octane offense and high flying stereo moves. Midnights cut things off and put their teamwork skills to work. They hit a few double team maneuvers of their own. Things go back and forth for a few more minutes until the 10 minute time limit expires. After the match, tempers flare and both teams get into a shoving match. Norvell gets in there but Synergy punch him down and start hammering away on the Midnights. CANNONBALL GRIZ hits the ring but before he can do any damage, SCOTT PUTSKI slides in and all hell breaks loose as a pier six brawl goes into the commercial break. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness, things got pretty crazy. (deep breath) Joining me now is Greg Gagne. Gagne: You better work on your introductions nerd. Think about that while I talk. Gagne's Gang is on the roll of a lifetime. We've got the muscle in Tony Atlas, who by the way sent Billy Jackass packing. My Fortunate Ones are going to end the Guerreros short and pathetic world tag title run, and of course Crusher Blackwell is going to mow over the competition at the Memorial Day Tournament, starting with that masked moron Canek, who I can't stand. Cheers as Nick Busick comes out. Gagne: Well, what a surprise. If you're looking for a job, Gagne's Gang is all booked up. Busick: Shut up gutless! Last year, Billy Jack Strong and I went through hell beating each other up. What came out of that was mutual respect. He stood up for me and was there for me. He didn't deserve what happened to him. I can tell you this Gagne, if I was here last week, that wouldn't have happened. I'll make this simple. I want you in the ring! Big Pop Gagne: Let me get this straight. You want a match with me? Busick: You heard me just fine. Either you accept or I'll drag you into that ring right now! Another Big Pop Gagne: You've got guts kid. However, I think you have bigger things to worry about. WHAM! Kokina nails Busick from behind! Abbuda Iaukea starts hitting Busick with a kendo stick. Gagne smiles and walks away. Kokina picks up Busick and belly to belly suplexes him on the concrete! Kokina backs up and hits a running splash on Busick! Busick's laid out on the concrete. Kokina puts his foot on Busick's chest as Iaukea raises his arm. Commercial Break Chicky Starr vs. Arnie Goldstein Chicky wins the match with his corkscrew elbow drop. Nelson: Chicky Starr, at the Memorial Day Tournament, you'll be facing Carlos Colon in the 1st round. Starr: (smiling) Carlos! Carlos! Carlos! My old amigo Carlos. AHHHHHHH we meet again after all this time. It will be like old times when I beat you once again Carlos. (smiles) I've been waiting a long time for this day. Commercial Break Footage from Title Night is shown as Kevin Kelly clamps a full nelson on DJ Peterson and slams him down face first into a chair. Nelson: Joining me now is the Vin Man and former AWA world tag team champion Kevin Kelly. Kelly: Don't push my buttons Larry, or you're going to get worse than what Peterson got! Vin: Larbo, you hit a sore spot. Come on, what's with you? I thought we were pals. We had it all! We were champions! And then that stupid dope of a dummy, DJ Peterson had to go and ruin everything! I bought the man a shirt and everything. Even after all that bad history, Kevbo and myself were willing to make this work. But NOOOOOOO, DJ just had to get all ethical on us. Look where that got him. Listen up Peterson! You blew it and we'll never ever forgive you! Once you heal up that ugly face of yours, come on back, so Kevbo can finish the job. Kelly: Bring it on Peterson! I'm going to crush your face...again! As Kelly and Vinnie walk off, Dream Machine runs out. Dream: I did it! I'm in the tournament babay! I can't be beat! I won't be beat! I'm going all the way to the world title babay! Commercial Break AWA World Tag Team Champs Hector and Chavo Guerrero w/Mando vs. Sam Smith and Neil Jordan The fans give the new champs a standing ovation. The Guerreros are on fire tonight. They hoist Jordan on the turnbuckles and execute a double back suplex for the win. Nelson: Let me officially congratulate the new AWA world tag team champs Hector and Chavo Guerrero. Hector: Thank you very much Larry. What an unbelievable feeling. Chavo: Exactly right! We're looking forward to defending these here titles against all comers and that starts with you Fortunate Ones! Gagne, if you stick your nose in our business, we've got Mando in our corner. The fans cheer as the Guerreros smile and hold up the tag titles. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV title shot next week Pat Tanaka vs. Johnny Mantell The Ref allows partners Paul Diamond and Scott Casey to remain but gives them stern warnings. Mantell starts strong with hip tosses, arm drags and dropkicks. Tanaka turns the tide with a flying spin kick and works over Mantell with karate kicks, thrusts and nerve holds. Mantell fires back with roundhouse punches, clotheslines and slams. Diamond tries to get involved but Casey runs over and punches away. The Ref is distracted by this fight on the outside. The UNHINGED OUTLAWS hit the ring and double clothesline Mantell with a bull rope! Outlaws run out. Tanaka rolls over and covers as the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! Pat Tanaka gets a TV title shot. Commercial Break Nelson: The Unhinged Outlaws better be on high alert because I know the Gunslingers will be looking for a showdown. Fans. at the top of the program you heard the major announcement by Gerry Morrow. On Memorial Day, Bad News Brown will be defending the AWA world title against Dick the Bruiser. I grew up watching Bruiser and I have to admit I'm ecstatic about this. Bruiser sent us some taped comments, let's hear them now. Bruiser: It's been a long time since I had an opportunity like this. I may be a bit older and have a few more miles on me, but I promise you this Bad News Brown, I've got a fight left in me and you've got a fight coming! See you on Memorial Day! Back live Nelson: On that note, joining me now is the AWA world champion, Bad News Brown. Brown looks like a million bucks as he comes out wearing his buttoned down shirt with gold chains and world title on his shoulder. Nelson: Bad News, you recently defended that world title in Alaska against a game Rip Oliver. Now I'm sure you're as shocked as we all are, because from out of nowhere you'll be defending your title against Dick the Bruiser. Brown: (pauses) Is this a joke? I can't believe this is even happening. Dick the Bruiser? Really? I mean maybe if this were 1968, I can see it being somewhat of a legit match. But come on! Is that old washed up has been delusional or something? Is everybody in on this joke except me? (pauses) Well, it looks like I'm going to have to make an example out of that poor old fool. It looks like I'm going to have to send a strong message to anybody else who wants to get in the ring with Bad News Brown. Dick the Bruiser, come Memorial Day, I'm going to give you the worst beating you've ever had. I'm going to pound, pummel and put a hurt'n on you like you've never imagined! You all wanna have fun? I'm sure as hell gonna have fun bloodying up Father Time. After I get done with him, everybody's gonna know why he's called Bruiser. And believe me, that's some serious bad news for him! The show ends with Brown holding his fist and title in the air.

Right off the bat, the Mastermind earns his money. Hopefully we get more of Brickhouse feuding with the Stud Stable. Jones rebounds quickly by bringing in Kamala! You're great at booking monsters, so I'm looking forward to what Kamala does here. Sheepherders vs. SPC is a fun and wild match up. Sheepherders ruthlessness gave them the edge. Hack Sawyer could get a career boost here. I think he could do well as a heel. Mighty bold statement from Taylor. Another great TV main event. Debeers gets the fall, but I was pretty impressed with Morgan. Solid house shows. I'm a fan of Jaggers and Cooley, so it's always great seeing them pick up wins. Hack beating Pride, makes me think he's going to be a heel. Ronnie wins this round over Jimmy Jam. Morgan holds his own with Brody. Again, impressive. Fuller got lucky. Think of the pop Kaz is going to get if he does get to powerslam him. Jaggers, Travis and Cooley come up short against the Trinity, but damn, they make a solid trio. Jones is a very smart man acquiring the services of Super D. Mastermind strikes again. Tully vs. Ron Garvin can pack a house. Jimmy Jam ruins things which no doubt adds even more heat to this family feud. Like others have said, you've done an amazing job establishing the pecking order here. I'm really enjoying the feuds you have going on. My favorite is the Garvin family feud. It's a great story.

Damn, rough night for Lance. He gets a visual from Terry, then gets an earful from all the heels LOL. Our world seems a little better when Budro's holding a title. Nice way to hype the tag tournament. Can't wait to see who's coming in. Wright is gold. I laughed at the scene of DWB and Dutch helping him into his wheelchair. It seems he has big plans. I can only hope that he gets enough money for his multiple surgeries. Slater gives the promo of a lifetime. Tommy's in a bad predicament. He can fight Slater or run for the rest of his life looking over his shoulder. I guess we'll find out in 2 weeks! Great way to keep heat on Dutch and Douglas by having Dutch play chicken the entire match, only to sneak the pin at the end. This is textbook booking on keeping a storyline fresh. Now the fans will pay top dollar to see Douglas give Dutch his comeuppance. I will say this, after this feud, Douglas is going places.

Oh man, it's going to be a long 90 days for DJ, but a very entertaining 90 days for the fans. Renesto Jr. has got nothing but teaming with his brother on the mind. Maybe he'll have to help take care of Zebra Kid. Brandie Mae will fit in just fine. Rip made the right decision in letting Reno/Wolf-Tojo/Headhunter go all out for the tag straps. Tojo can't help himself with that kendo stick and now his team is down 1.

War Games is coming!!!!! WCW continues to bring in the International stars. The Luchadores have a great story going on, while the Japanese are putting their pieces together. I'm enjoying both segments. I really hope they cross paths someday. Z-Man gets a TV title shot, but is he ready to walk down Bad Street? Spivey is coming on strong. The Rockers will get a fight, no doubt about it. The Road Warriors are back and the War Games is set! This is going to be epic! I loved the Savage/Steamboat build. Savage is coming off a bit unhinged and I can't wait to see where this goes. Steamboat is truly a man of his word. The stage is set for World at War.

AWA picks up Duke Myers. AWA would like to book Dick the Bruiser for a TV promo and Memorial Day.

It's great to see our game bringing in so much Japanese talent. Smart move by Burke. Backlund's snapping and the Force takes advantage. Anvil might snap on Backlund. Hmmmmm, who is the Hangman? Very familiar indeed. Hall seems to be back on track. Yes! So happy to see Yoshi back! I wouldn't want to face a team known as Blood Syndicate. Holly Cousins looking to get in the mix. Aligning with the Diamond Exchange is a smart career move. Cow Palace, Christopher keeps racking up wins and might just win himself the LHW title. Monster Mash, what a great finisher name. Genius! I imagine a lot of Death Sentences matches will end in chaos. However, a team like the Southern Boys are always up for a fight. Cactus got a taste of Hashimoto. Furnas and FOJ send a strong message to the title holders. Windham is thrown off guard by Pillman's tenacity and ends things abruptly. Pillman proved he should get a rematch. Fresno, Never sign to face Anvil in Fresno. Since his loss to Taker, Lee has rebounded well. Perez has found new life with his submission holds. Eddie knows how to keep the titles. Another guy looking to get back on track is Hennig. He's on the right path. Oh no, Brookshire's temper is rising again. Seattle Showdown is stacked! Look at that, game favorites FOJ get their long awaited title shot. OH YEA!

The fans get disappointing news as Herc. Ellering and Jake are gone. I will say, they all had great runs here. The Dibiase/Jake feud will go down as one of the year's best in our game. It's official. Ladd oks Reed vs. Snowman. Be careful what you wish for, Snowman. Hot Stuff Inc. is running high again with the addition of Tatum and Victory. They seem to be obedient, unlike that ingrate Steiner LOL. Unlike Hot Stuff Inc. Woman's faction splits up as Luger gives Vader a beating. This could be Vader's big break out. Texas Outlaws are going after the Barbarians as Dr. Death has his sights on Dibiase. Looks like the next programs are set. The Steiners are getting closer to teaming up. Our world is about to change. Great ending as the faces get the upper hand and send a strong message to the heels. I like the direction you're heading.

AWA Title Night @ The Sullivan Arena, Anchorage Alaska 5-13-88 Ken Resnick: Greetings from Alaska and welcome to Title Night! This sell out crowd is ready for action and I know the viewers are too, so let's get to it! The Ultimate Warrior vs. United Kingdom's Dave Taylor The night starts with a bang as Warrior gets this crowd fired up with an onslaught on Taylor. A few minutes in and Taylor finally gains some momentum. Taylor puts his British wrestling skills to work and also batters Warrior with European uppercuts and forearm blasts. Taylor hits a gut wrench suplex followed by a backbreaker but can't put Warrior away. Taylor gets a near fall when he nailed Warrior with his brutal spinning forearm blast, but Warrior survived. The tide turns when Taylor misses a clothesline and Warrior swings back and clotheslines Taylor down. Warrior goes nuts with slams, clotheslines and punches, then hits a flying shoulder block. Warrior presses up Taylor, drops him, swings off the ropes and hits the splash for the 1..2..3! AWA National Tag Team Title Bout Venomous (C) vs. The Original Midnight Express w/Norvell Austin At the last Title Night, the Midnights left Venomous laid out after hitting double DDTs onto chairs. Venomous hasn't forgot. The opening minutes is all Venomous as they throw the Midnights off their game with high flying offense and several stereo moves. After a few minutes of this, Norvell gets desperate and hops on the apron to distract Cobra, which allows Condrey to nail Cobra with a high knee to the back. Midnights get their groove back and execute superb tag team skills, scoring several near falls. Cobra eventually gets the hot tag. Kat cleans house with dropkicks, hip tosses and flying head scissors. Midnights stop the momentum when Rose clips Kat from behind as Condrey follows with a jumping knee drop. Midnights show off more tag team skills with several double team maneuvers, illegal tags and interference from Norvell. Midnights stay in control until Cobra has enough of their (and Norvell's) cheating. All 4 men end up going at it. Norvell hops on the apron but gets dropkicked off. Venomous backdrop Condrey over the top rope. Cobra hits a snap suplex on Rose as Kat follows with a senton for the 1..2..3! Winners of the Match and still AWA National Tag Team Champs- Venomous AWA TV Title Bout Brian Adias (C) vs. Cannonball Griz w/ Norvell Austin Norvell must be reeling because he's not out here. Adias uses his speed and quickness to stagger Griz and keep him off his game. That comes to an abrupt end when Griz catches Adias attempting a flying press and slams him straight down. Griz uses his size advantage to pummel Adias. Griz works him over with clubbing shots, slams, clotheslines and stomps. Griz swings Adias to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash, then follows with a big elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Griz swings Adias to the corner and charges in with an avalanche, but Adias moves. Adias fires up and pounds away on Griz, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a high dropkick. The fans boo as Norvell makes his way to the ring. Adias continues to work over Griz, until Norvell trips him. Adias stumbles as Griz mows him down with a monster shoulder block. Griz regroups and goes to work on Adias while Norvell cheers him on. Griz swings Adias into the corner and follows with a running back elbow smash. Griz swings Adias to the opposite corner but Adias hops on the turnbuckles and launches back with a reverse flying press 1..2..3! Big Pop! Adias rolls out of the ring as Griz pounds his fist on the mat while Norvell throws a tantrum. Winner of the match and still AWA TV Champ- Brian Adias AWA Mid-American Title Bout 'The Living Legend' Larry Zbyszko (c) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol Larry pisses off both Idol and the fans with his stalling routine. The Ref finally signals for the bell as Idol runs out, chases Larry, grabs him and hurls him into the ring. Idol punches away on Larry and slams him down, then follows with a jumping fist drop 1..2..Kick Out. Larry tries to get out of the ring but Idol yanks him back and stomps down on him. Idol pulls Larry's legs apart and drops an elbow on the leg. Idol hoists Larry up and drops him with a shin breaker. The fans go wild as Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock but Larry frantically grabs the ropes. Idol releases as Larry rolls out of the ring. Larry hobbles around and falls down, which gives the fans a good laugh. The Ref starts counting and gets to 9 but Idol stops it by going to the outside. Larry rolls back in the ring. Idol gets in the ring as Larry nails him with a spin kick to the mid section, then follows with a vertical suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Larry works over Idol with his vast martial art skills and scientific wrestling skills, along with crafty rule breaking. Larry looks to finish things off with his swinging neckbreaker but Idol fights it and back drops Larry. Idol clears the cob webs and pumps his fists. Larry staggers up as Idol scoop slams him down. Idol swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Idol hits a snap suplex, hops on the turnbuckles and hits a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Idol swings Larry into the corner but Larry collides with the Ref. The Ref goes down as Larry stumbles through the ropes. Idol goes to the outside. Wait a minute! LANNY POFFO comes running out, grabs Idol from behind and rams him head first into the steel post, busting him open. Poffo hurls Idol into the ring. Poffo goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault! Poffo exits as the fans throw trash at him. Larry gets back into the ring, regroups, picks up Idol and hits a swinging neckbreaker. The ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Winner of the Match and still AWA Mid-American Champ- Larry Zbyszko AWA World Tag Team Title Bout 'Mr. Magnificent' Kevin Kelly and 'Dynamite' DJ Peterson (C) w/ The Vin Man vs. Hector and Chavo Guerrero w/Mando Guerrero The bell rings but there seems to be issues going on with the champs. Vinnie is still in the ring. DJ is telling him to get out, but Kelly starts yelling at DJ. This turns into a shoving match. Mando runs in, grabs Vinnie and hurls him over the top rope. Hector and Chavo double dropkick Kelly into DJ. DJ goes through the ropes as Hector rolls up Kelly 1..2..3!!!!! The place explodes! AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow comes in and hands the titles to the Guerreros. The Guerreros celebrate with the fans and hold the titles high. They finally exit. Vinnie and Kelly are on the outside still arguing with DJ. It gets really heated. Vinnie is throwing a fit and poking his finger in DJ's chest telling him it's all his fault. Vinnie then slaps DJ! DJ grabs Vinnie and yanks him in, but Kelly nails DJ from behind and starts kicking away. Vinnie joins in. They hurl DJ into the ring. Vinnie tosses a chair into the ring. Kelly picks up DJ, clamps on the full nelson and slams DJ face first into the chair! DJ's a bloody mess. Kelly picks up DJ, but thank goodness the Guerreros run back in and clear the ring. Massive heat for Kelly and Vinnie as they head back up the aisle. Winners of the Match and NEW AWA World Tag Team Champs- The Guerreros! AWA World Title Bout Bad News Brown (C) vs. 'Crippler' Rip Oliver The introductions are made and Alaska's ready to rock. Brown casually walks up to Oliver and stares him down. Brown gives him a smirk and turns around, then turns back around and takes a swing, Oliver blocks it and punches away on Brown, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Brown starts to rise as Oliver nails him with a knee lift 1..2..Kick Out. Brown quickly rolls to the corner and sits there with a shocked look. Brown gathers his composure and rises. He walks over and offers a handshake to Oliver, then tries to kick him, but Oliver grabs Brown's boot, spins him around and atomic drops him. Brown's wobbling as Oliver grabs him and hits a back suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Oliver swings Brown to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Brown stops and uppercuts Oliver. Brown falls back and takes a breather. Oliver staggers up but Brown nails him with a running punch. Brown hops on the middle ropes. Oliver rises as Brown nails him with a double axehandle 1..2..Kick Out. Brown gives Oliver a pounding for the next few minutes but can't put Oliver away. Brown executes a delayed vertical suplex, swings off the ropes and hits a leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Brown grabs Oliver and out of frustration punches away on his head. Brown swings Oliver to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Oliver swings back and sends Brown flying with a high knee. Both men are laid out. Both men start to rise. Oliver shakes his fists and punches away on Brown, swings him into the corner and follows with a running shoulder thrust. Oliver follows with several more shoulder thrusts, grabs Brown and belly to belly suplexes him over 1..2..Kick Out. Oliver slams Brown, then goes to the middle ropes. Brown slowly rises as Oliver nails him with a diving forearm blast 1..2..Brown gets his foot on the rope. Oliver gets up. Brown slowly rises as Oliver swings off the ropes and hits a Thesz Press but Brown holds on and hot shots Oliver on the top rope. Brown is on his knees. Oliver is hurting bad. Oliver finally rises but Brown hits the Ghetto Blaster 1..2..3! Brown rolls out of the ring, grabs his world title, takes a deep breath, holds up the title and raises a fist. Winner of the match and still AWA World Champion- Bad News Brown

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-12-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Lots of excitement as our champions and their challengers are in Alaska, awaiting Title Night. A historic AWA event indeed. But before we get there, we have an exciting show for you tonight. Carlos Colon takes on Buzz Sawyer. The Gunslingers will face a mystery tag team. Johnny Rich clashes with the Dream Machine. All that and so much more. Right now, you're going to hear pre recorded comments from AWA C.O.O. Gerry Morrow, who's in Alaska as we speak. Morrow is standing in front of the ring inside Sullivan Arena. Morrow: Greetings from Alaska! It is cold here but de AWA will heat dis place up wit de red hot action at Title Night. Right now, I need to address two items. Greg Gagne approached me earlier dis week with revenge on his mind and has made a loser leaves town challenge to Billy Jack Strong. Billy has eagerly accepted. And so, tonight, it will be Billy Jack Strong verses Greg Gagne's newest client in a loser leaves town match. Next item, due to de departure of Chris Adams, there is a spot open in de upcoming Memorial Day Tournament. So, de winner of de Dream Machine, Johnny Rich match tonight will get entry into de tournament. HAHAHA, enjoy tonight and I'll see all of you at Title Night. Commercial Break Synergy vs. Phil Elliot and Seth Maxwell Ricky Rice and Scott Armstrong have quickly become a cohesive unit and it shows tonight. They double back drop Maxwell and follow with the double dropkick for the win. Nelson: Tremendous win for Synergy. Fans, this weekend, the AWA brings Title Night to Alaska. Ken Resnick will be hosting the televised special. Not only will you be seeing 5 title bouts but a bonus match has been added. United Kingdom's Dave Taylor got his wish and will be facing the Ultimate Warrior. Commercial Break Footage from a couple weeks ago is shown as Billy Jack Strong defeated Mike George in a loser leaves town match. Loser Leaves Town Match! Billy Jack Strong vs.??? Strong waits in the ring with confidence as Greg Gagne strolls in and grabs the mic. Gagne: Listen up Billy Jackass, you thought you got one over on Gagne's Gang, but think again. I told you the muscle was coming and here he is. The man who's going to send you packing, my newest client...Tony Atlas! The crowd boos as Atlas comes down the aisle and into the ring. Atlas hugs Gagne. Gagne points and laughs at Strong before exiting. The Ref signals for the bell. Atlas and Strong lock up. Atlas pushes Strong back and starts flexing. Strong nods his head and locks up again. Atlas rears back and pushes Strong down again. Atlas does more flexing as Gagne applauds. They lock up again, but this time Strong rears back and pushes Atlas down. Atlas is pissed as Strong does some flexing of his own. Atlas gets up and takes a wild swing but Strong ducks and atomic drops Atlas into the turnbuckles. Atlas hits hard and staggers back as Strong grabs him and hits an overhead German suplex. Strong swings off the ropes but Gagne reaches in and trips him. Strong stumbles but turns around and runs out after Gagne. Strong chases him around the ring. Gagne slides into the ring and out the other side. Strong slides into the ring but runs right into a clothesline from Atlas. Atlas works Strong over with punches, thrusts, stomps, chokes and headbutts. Gagne also gets his shots in while Atlas distracts the Ref. Atlas goes for a suplex but Strong fights it and suplexes Atlas! Strong fires up and goes to town on Atlas with slams, back drops and suplexes. Strong hits a backbreaker, hops on the middle ropes and connects with a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Strong hoists Atlas up and hits a running shoulder breaker 1..2..(Gagne puts Atlas's foot on the rope) The Ref sees Atlas foot and tells Strong. Gagne's on the apron. Strong grabs Gagne and lifts him off his feet. Gagne's terrified. Atlas nails Strong from behind with a jumping headbutt. Atlas swings Strong to the ropes and puts him down with a double axehandle. Atlas then executes 3 consecutive German suplexes, then hits a bridging back suplex 1..2..3! Gagne runs in the ring, gives Strong a stomp, then raises Atlas's arm in victory. BOOOOOOO! Commercial Break 'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff vs. Neil Jordan The fans need a pick up and Nikita gives it to them by finishing things off with the Russian Sickle. Nikita cuts a promo about his goal to win the AWA world title and says the Memorial Day Tournament is the first step in achieving that goal. Nelson says the first round tournament match ups will be announced next week. Commercial Break Nelson: Fans, the tag team division in the AWA is hotter than ever. Joining me right now is one of those teams, I'm talking about the Glamour Boys. The Glamour Boys comes down the aisle slapping hands and hugging the fans. WHAM! From behind, they're attacked by the HARRIS BROTHERS! The Harris Brothers give quite a beating. They hoist Doll up and throat drop him on the guardrail. They grab Simpson and throw him into the steel post. They head over to Nelson and take his mic. "When we're paid to get a job done, we follow through!" Commercial Break Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Quinton Barnes Fujinami looks outstanding and wins the match with the Dragon Suplex. Nelson mentions that Tatsumi Fujinami is one of his favorites to win the Memorial Day Tournament. Commercial Break Winner gets a spot in the Memorial Day Tournament 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich vs. The Dream Machine The bell rings and these guys rip into each other. They have a furious exchange and fight through the ropes. They hammer each other around the ring. Rich hurls Dream into the ring, but when he slides in, Dream nails him with a knee. Dream grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Rich. Dream chokes Rich on the bottom rope, then swings off the opposite side and comes back with a body guillotine. Dream picks up Rich and delivers a hanging suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Dream chokes Rich and breaks at the Ref's 5 count, then does it again. Dream swings Rich to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Rich kicks him. Dream is staggering as Rich puts him down with a clothesline, then regroups. Rich swings Dream into the corner, hops up on the turnbuckles and punches Dream 10 times as the fans count along. Rich monkey flips Dream to the center of the ring. Dream sits up as Rich executes a neck snap. Rich grabs Dream and hits a Jawbreaker 1..2..Dream barley gets his shoulder up. As Rich gets up. Dream rolls out of the ring. Rich goes towards him but the Ref guides him back. Dream reaches in his tights, pulls out a foreign object and loads his mask. Dream gets towards the apron but Rich sprints over and baseball slides him into the ringside table. Rich goes out and starts messing with Dream's mask. The fans cheer as Rich turns Dream's mask around. The Ref goes out and threatens to count both men out. Rich hurls Dream into the ring. Dream frantically readjusts his mask. As Rich climbs through the ropes, Dream headbutts him with the loaded mask and covers 1..2..3! The fans boo as Dream gets out of there in a hurry. Commercial Break Nelson: Well, under very tainted circumstances, Dream Machine gets a spot in the Memorial Day Tournament. Next week, we'll have the opening round match up announcements. Fans, this weekend, in Alaska at Title Night, you're going to see all the titles on the line plus Dave Taylor vs. The Ultimate Warrior. It will be a historic night indeed. Let's get back to the ring for a special tag team match up. The Gunslingers vs. A mystery team The Gunslingers wait patiently for their unknown opponents. A ring attendant comes in the ring and hands the announcer a note. He announces the mystery team as The Unhinged Outlaws. Jesse Barr and Joel Deaton hit the ring and start brawling with the Gunslingers! The next few minutes is nothing but a pier six brawl. The match never officially begins but there's one heck of a fight happening. Commercial Break Nelson: My goodness! I have no idea what that was all about. Apparently, Jesse Barr and Joel Deaton have an issue with the Gunslingers. Jeez, ok let's get back to the ring. Kokina w/Abbuda Iaukea vs. Todd Rooney Kokina hits the Samoan Drop and it's all over. Iaukea cuts a promo and warns Nick Busick that Kokina isn't done with him! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. 'Mad Dog' Buzz Sawyer The bell rings as Sawyer hits the ring and charges Colon. Colon's taken off guard as Sawyer punches and stomps him into the corner. Sawyer picks up Colon and hangs him upside down in the corner and continues to kick and stomp away on Colon. Sawyer then starts biting Colon. Sawyer yanks Colon out. Sawyer slams Colon, hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a double stomp to the chest. Sawyer paces around the ring like a madman, yelling and laughing. Sawyer slowly walks over and picks up Colon for a slam, but Colon cradles him 1..2..3! Big POP! Colon rolls over but Sawyer starts pounding away on him. Sawyer swings Colon to the ropes and hits his powerslam. Sawyer goes to the outside and grabs his chain. As he heads to the ring, a swarm of security guards and officials run out to stop him. Sawyer starts going crazy and swings his chain around. As all this is going on, a groggy Colon slowly regroups, rolls to the outside and grabs a chair. Sawyer is telling him to bring it as he swings his chain. More Security and wrestlers come out to prevent a bloodbath. The show ends on this chaotic scene. For some reason, I couldn't post pictures. Hopefully I'll figure it out.

I love that WCW is pushing international stars. They have acquired top names from Japan and Mexico. So cool to see Gary Hart as the mouthpiece for Japan. I'm with Kev, Hart was awesome on the mic. Michael Hayes wants it all. Harley vs. Dusty proves that the old vets still have a lot to offer. Can't wait for the big six man tag. Slick is the man with the plan. You nailed his promos. This will be a fun match up. How can the Rockers overcome this colossal challenge??? The show closes with a shocker as Spivey dethrones Savage for the US title! This was set up so well. The injury keeps Savage strong. I must admit, I like Spivey's push here. He deserved this IRL. I wonder what's up with Bock? Great week!

The Nightmares can do well here. They've been around and are a cohesive unit. I've said this before, but I really enjoy mid card feuds. The Buffalo Soldiers and Tough Guy Inc. fit this perfectly. Jones's boys get a huge TV win over their current rivals. Love your Battlebowl concept and what makes this great is the stakes involved. Winner meets Tully at one of the NWA's flagship events. Pretty big deal. Pride gets one of his biggest career wins over Kabuki. Looks like Jones is done with Kabuki. It's bad enough facing the Sheepherders but add in Foley and it's almost too much for anybody. Looks like Morgan just wanted to hurt Prichard. He succeeded. Lighfoot wins a big battle against Wahoo. Nothing solved between the Garvin's, which means plenty more to come. Jones bad luck continues as the Warriors send the Moondogs packing. Good grief! That Arabian Death match was nuts. That's really the only way to put Abby down. The NWA always had exciting summers and this summer's going to be sizzling!

AWA @ The All Seasons Arena, Minot, North Dakota 5-7-88 'Luscious' Lanny Poffo defeated Salvatore Bellomo with a moonsault. Poffo got some good heat with his antics. AWA TV Champ Brian Adias defeated Gene Ligon with a cradle suplex Chicky Starr defeated 'The Wild One' Johnny Rich- During a Ref bump, Dream Machine ran out and headbutted Rich with his loaded mask. Chicky waited for the Ref to gain his senses, then dropped his corkscrew elbow for the tainted win. Synergy (Scott Armstrong and Ricky Rice) and Scott 'Powerhouse' Putski battled The Original Midnight Express and Cannonball Griz w/Norvell Austin to a 20 minute draw- Thrilling seesaw battle that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. El Canek defeated Crusher Blackwell w/Greg Gagne by DQ, when of course Greg Gagne interfered. Canek was able to hurl Blackwell out of the ring, then pleased the fans when he military pressed Gagne and threw him out onto Blackwell. Nick Busick and Billy Jack Strong defeated Kokina and Abbuda Iaukea- Hard hitting and heat filled match as these 4 men pounded and tore into each other. At the 15 minute mark a pier six brawl broke out. During the melee, Busick put Iaukea down with the Spinebuster Slam for the win. Kokina wanted to keep the fight going but thought better when Busick and Strong were ready to oblige. Nikita Koloff defeated Dream Machine- During the match, Johnny Rich came to ringside but Security stopped him. Dream was yelling down and pointing at Rich when Nikita grabbed Dream and hit an overhead German Suplex. Nikita backed up and waited. Dream staggered up as Nikita put him down with the Russian Sickle to send the fans home very happy.

Great opening segment. One thing I know, if Dundee and Bruno are talking Rip out of suspending DJ, they have a plan. Renesto is one of my favorites here. He gets some good attention today. His brother wants to team up but the Zebra Kid stands in the way. Intriguing. Yep, what a plan! I could see the studio crowd exploding at the finish. Man, I can't wait to see DJ as Dundee and Bruno's valet. Priceless.

Christopher is building serious momentum heading into his LHW title match. A squash match is always a great way to get a talent back on track. Lee's going to be alright. Look at that, Leo Burke is back home! Citadel and the Army sound like they're going to give the heels problems. I agree with Burke, Pacific is the place where stars are born. The Vampires are back and even more ruthless. HMMMM, Backlund is snapping a bit and Anvil noticed. Lethal Larry returns and joins up with the Diamond Exchange. I loved writing for him and Atlas, so I can't wait to see what you have planned for Cameron this time around. Portland, Perez is getting over with submission finishes. Singh is on a monster roll. He's found his place in Pacific. Burke's comeback kicks off with a win. Hall and Hennig could be a solid team here. They already proved it by defeating the Wrecking Crew. LOL, Rose gets a win any way he can. Severn regains his focus. Big moment for the Lethal Weapons as they take the champs to the limit. Eugene, Lynn tried but Malenko's experience was the deciding factor. Regal fires with fire and it worked. Anvil powers his way to another win. Another guy who's been on a roll is Furnas. The Wild Things are in full sync. It's going to be hard getting the straps off these guys. Cheetah Kid proves he belongs in the main event spot and is keeping the LHW title hot.

Cooley's always been a game favorite. Looking forward to watching him tear it up in the NWA. Watch out NWA, because the Sheepherders are back! I knew one thing was for sure after the Crockett Cup, and that is the Horsemen were going to party. What a scene. Tully is going to rock as champ. What I loved most was that during all the celebrating, Arn is all business. Get ready RnR. I can't wait for this feud. Lightfoot stays tuned up for Wahoo. Prichard wins a battle in the Beauty and the Beast feud. Damn! Tough Guy Inc really did a number on Boone. Ross vows revenge and the Buffalo Soldiers are reunited. I love this team and the name. Now we get to watch them reach their full potential. SSM and Abby get wild and crazy! This has been a gem of a feud and we're going to get plenty more. Worldwide, The NWA has a built up quite the tag team division. Add in the Patriots. Debeers gets the win but he's still got to deal with Brody. Battlebowl! Bring it on! Taylor better get ready because he's got a very pissed off Flair coming after him. Once again, I liked how you changed up the dynamics by having Flair feud with the Horsemen. You took a risk and it's paid off nicely. Props to you. Enjoyed the Crockett Cup follow up. Good things are coming.

AWA TV @ The Hammond Center 5-5-88 Larry Nelson: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of AWA Major League Wrestling. Tonight, you'll see a rematch from Champagne Slam as Scott Putski takes on Cannonball Griz with a TV title shot at Title Night on the line. The Glamour Boys take on Badd Co. All that and a lot more including comments from the AWA world champ Bad News Brown. Let's go to the ring. 'Crippler' Rip Oliver vs. Jorge Gonzales Oliver is aggressive tonight and finishes things off with the piledriver! Nelson: Ok, next weekend at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage Alaska, the AWA will present its next Title Night event. Rip Oliver, you get your big shot at the world title. Are you prepared for Bad News Brown? Oliver: They call me Crippler for a reason. I proved that to Ray Stevens and now it's time to prove it to Bad News Brown. I'm focused, prepared and more than ready to take the gold. Commercial Break AWA National Tag Team Champs Venomous vs. Clyde Putnam and Ray Glader Venomous excites the fans and turn things way up when Cobra executes a suplerplex on Putnam and Kat follows with a frog splash for the win! Venomous cut a promo as Kat says they're not only going to retain at Title Night but they're going to get some sweet payback on the Midnight Express. Commercial Break Nelson: Well, with me right now is Baby Doll and I believe she has something to say. Baby Doll: That's right, I do, so just keep quiet for a minute Larry. My client Chris Adams has left the AWA. WCCW is back in business and Fritz made him an offer he couldn't refuse. It's business and I can accept that. Now, moving on. As you know, I managed Tommy Rich, who became AWA world champion. I've decided to try my luck again, only this time with a team. I've got my eye on a couple tag teams and when I decide who I will manage, trust me, I'm going to take them all the way. Commercial Break The Glamour Boys vs. Badd Co. These teams go at it at a fever pitch. The match is a seesaw, high octane, back and forth encounter. Both teams show off their chemistry as they execute several stereo moves. After a few minutes, Badd Co. is in control as Doll plays the face in peril. Doll finally makes the hot tag and Simpson cleans house. Simpson keeps up the pace for a minute before Diamond nails him with a knee to the back from the apron. Badd Co regains control and Simpson takes a beating. Badd Co goes for a double back drop, but Simpson flips over and tags in Doll. Doll is on fire, until Badd Co start double teaming him. Simpson runs in and it's a pier six brawl. The Glamour Boys double dropkick Tanaka through the ropes. Diamond staggers around and is met with a double hot shot! Doll covers 1..2..3! Big POP! Commercial Break Dream Machine vs. Arnie Goldstein Dream swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop for the win. Nelson: Dream Machine, it looks like you and Johnny Rich still haven't settled things and next week right here on TV, you guys will go at it once again. Dream: Ya know, I heard old Johnny Boy out here last week talking a big game. Big talk from a wannabe Rich. Listen up babay! Next week I'm going to beat you up so bad, they're going to have to peel you off the mat! Commercial Break Crusher Blackwell and The Fortunate Ones w/Greg Gagne vs. Carl Kellerman, Vic Dutro and Willie Lopez Stubbs and Young execute a double suplex on Lopez as Blackwell follows with a big splash for the easy win. Nelson: Well, it looks like we've got the whole Gagne Gang with us. Oh, wait a minute, thanks to Billy Jack Strong, I guess there's one person missing. Gagne: Oh, that's cute Nelson, real cute. Mike George deserved better but don't think for a minute I'm going to forget about you Billy Jerk. Gagne's Gang has some serious muscle coming and you all will be sorry. Now, in a couple weeks, Crusher Blackwell is going to get the golden ticket to WrestleRock, because he's going to steamroll everybody in the Memorial Day Tournament. I can only hope he gets to mow over that moron El Canek during the tournament. Next up, my Fortunate Ones. These two were the survivors in the elimination match at Champagne Slam. So, I have to ask, why are the Guerreros wrestling for the world tag titles at Title Night? Shouldn't it be the Fortunate Ones? AWA C.O.O Gerry Morrow walks out with Brenda Britton. Britton snatches the mic from Nelson. Britton: You know the drill Larry, get lost. Hi everybody! Ok Gerry, talk to them. Morrow: AHHHHH thank you Brenda. I for one am looking forward to Title Night in Alaska. De AWA is venturing out and I'm loving every minute. After all, it is my vision. Greg Gagne, I have heard you loud and clear and you bring up a valid point. I'll tell you what, after de Title Night, I will guarantee your Fortunate Ones a world tag team title shot. Fair Enough? Morrow extends his hand. Gagne: As always Mr. Morrow Gagne shakes his hand. Gagne's Gang walks away with smiles. Britton: Gerry, you are the man. Until next time toooodles. Commercial Break AWA Mid-American Champ Larry Zbyszko vs. Neil Jordan Larry hits the swinging neckbreaker for the win. Nelson: Larry Zbyszko, at Title Night, it's you and Austin Idol for the Mid- American title. Larry: Is it really? Wow, thanks for clearing that up for me Nelson, you're so informative. Geez, I can't believe we have the same first name. Can you please change yours? Anyways, I've already taken this title from Idol. Our rematch at Title Night is just a formality. I'm walking out with this title and that's that. Commercial Break Nelson: Coming out now are the AWA World Tag Team Champs. DJ Peterson and Kevin Kelly along with the Vin Man. Vin Man comes out, but the champs are nowhere in sight. Nelson: What's going on here? Where are the champs? Vin: Hold on a sec Larbo. I'm out here to assure you and everybody else that there is absolutely no problems or issues whatsoever between the champs. They are in sync more than ever and they're going to prove that to those chump Guerrero brothers at Title Night. Oh Larbo, before I forget, do me a favor, when you announce the champs, announce Kevin Kelly's name first. It's ok, DJ's cool with it. Thanks Larbo! Nelson: (rolls his eyes) Yea, no issues at all. Commercial Break Winner gets an AWA TV Title shot at Title Night Scott 'Powerhouse' Putski vs. Cannonball Griz w/Norvell Austin The bell rings and these guys go toe to toe, exchanging hard punches. Griz rakes Putski's eyes and scoop slams him down. Griz swings off the ropes and goes for an elbow drop but Putski moves. Putski gets up. Griz staggers up as Putski swings off the ropes and clotheslines Griz down. Norvell hops on the apron but jumps down when Putski charges towards him. Putski hops on the middle ropes. Griz staggers up as Putski nails him with a diving forearm blast 1..2..Kick Out. Putski swings Griz into the corner and charges in, but Griz moves as Putski crashes into the turnbuckles. Griz regroups, pulls Putski out, lifts him up and throat drops him on the top rope. Griz picks up Putski and chokes him on the top rope, then rakes his head across the top rope. Griz picks up Putski and delivers a shoulder breaker 1..2..Kick Out. Griz picks up Putski and hits a backbreaker 1..2..Kick Out. Norvell yells at the Ref. Griz swings Putski to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Putski kicks him. Putski hammers away on Griz, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a flying back elbow smash. Putski swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..Putski sees Norvell on the apron and runs over. Putski grabs Norvell by his shirt, winds up and punches Norvell. Norvell goes flying off the apron as the fans go wild. Griz pulls a foreign object from his tights and puts it in his elbow pad, then sneaks up from behind and forearm blasts Putski through the ropes. Griz stands back and counts along with the Ref until he hits 10. BOOOOOOO! Cannonball Griz gets a TV title shot at Title Night. Commercial Break Nelson: What a show this has been. Next week you're going to see Carlos Colon go one on one with a returning Buzz Sawyer. Johnny Rich takes on Dream Machine. The Gunslingers have signed to face a debuting mystery team. More announcements regarding the Memorial Day Tournament. Should be an exciting show. Ok, joining me now is the AWA World Champion Bad News Brown. Brown looks rested as he walks out in his buttoned down suit, gold chains showing and the title on his shoulder. Nelson: Next week in Alaska, you will be defending that world title against Rip Oliver. Your thoughts? Brown: My thoughts? Let me give you some names. Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, Al Perez, Carlos Colon. What do they have in common? They all went down to Bad News Brown. What makes Rip Oliver any different? He's got some fight, that's for sure and I like that, but he's not a serious threat. He's not a serious challenger. He's going down and he's falling hard and that's bad news for the so called Crippler! The show ends with Bad News Brown holding up the title with his other fist held high.

Wrestling is back in the Mid South Coliseum! Even though Dutch wasn't in the tournament, he makes his presence known right away by costing Douglas his match. Dundee advances in his return. Rogers upsets Keirn. Scorpio loses to Slater but shows he has a bright future here. Dutch strikes again. He may have costed Dundee the match but him and Gaylord paid the price. LOL, just like that, Slater takes care of Rogers. Bullet Bob is on fire and scores the fall in a wild cage match. Finals! WOW! What a shocker! TOMMY RICH is back in the game! Landel is the new champ! Talk about heat! Slater and Rich are going to tear it up. I can't wait for Landel's promo next week. We're off and running now.

The newspaper article is such a great touch. Dundee and Bruno take advantage of DJ's absence, but DJ manages to sneak in on the Michaels/Knighton match. I wonder what Tyler will say about that. Tojo keeps his heat with the kendo stick. I assume Rose wasn't happy with the DQ win. However, he has a good case for a rematch.

I loved the contrast between the first and second match. Can anybody beat the Outlaws in a brawl? JYD shows Moretti why he's Mid South's big dog. Oh man, Woman screws up badly and costs Vader his match with Manny. Looks like Hot Stuff Inc is rebuilding as both Steiners take a beating. Scott's previous beating takes a toll as we now have new champs! I enjoyed Herc and Scott's run, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to a wild and crazy Barbarians run. Snowman causes quite the scene that it costs Reed the title yet again. I can't wait to hear Ladd's solution to this problem. I wonder if Williams is next in line for Luger? Oh man, Dibiase and Jake had their working boots on tonight as they gave the fans their money's worth. Dibiase's money pays off as Alofa saves the day. What a thrilling ending. This was great because it sets up another blow off. Superb storytelling.

You said it, a barnburner match kicks things off as Reno and Wolf win this battle with a crowd pleasing win. I hope Dark Journey was listening. When Tyler says he means business, he means business. Two top names battling for a title shot. Doesn't get any better than this. Rose earns his rematch and Ash better be on his A game. I have to say, Zebra Kid is now a made man.

Steamboat and Savage go toe to toe in WCW's biggest TV match ever! Savage is seriously hurt. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out because Savage is so unpredictable in his thinking. Not going to lie, I'm going to enjoy Hayes's TV title reign. I do wonder what Slick is up to??? HOOOOOOOOOO! Big ending to the show as Hacksaw Duggan arrives to help Dusty. Dusty and Duggan going up against the Russians is big money.

Lance and Dutch are such a great balance. Keirn gets things off to a fabulous start. What a way to return to the Mid South Coliseum! Look at those names in the tournament! And now we're going to get Dutch vs. the returning Memphis icon Dundee in a qualifying match. Lawler might not be back, but having Dundee is pretty damn good. Rogers made the very best career decision coming here. He's a highlight. Adding Terry Power gives him even more heat. Great stuff. Another guy thriving here is Shane Douglas. Working with Dutch is going to elevate Shane to another level. Tonight's angle was great TV. YES! Bullet Bob is back in the game! I agree with Lowblow, he still has so much to offer and Memphis is the place to prove that. This territory is so entertaining!

I'm really liking the Christopher story. Cornette's guidance has paid off tremendously. Oh man, if the Playboy Club and Diamond Exchange are in cahoots, PCW is in serious trouble. Perez is getting some nice shine and that quick win over Spicoli will gain more buzz. Cornette has built up a damn good faction, especially with muscle like Big Cat. Sad to see them go but Coast to Coast had one heck of a PCW run. WOW! Lee returns and Makhan puts Haynes out on a stretcher! This was big! Owen and Pierre deserves a shot. With a bit more experience, the Hollys will get their day. Vancouver, Steamboat is making a name for himself. I'm sure Ricky is proud. There are so many awesome teams in PCW, but the FOJ might just be my favorites. I love these guys. No matter what, Flowers knows how to pull out the wins. He's a sneaky one. It's rare when we see heels get attacked by other heels, but it's so cool to see a shake up. Hart and Sawyer was one of my favorite feuds here and it had to end in the cage. Hitman prevails over the Mad Dog! Kelowna, I hope the PCW champs are keeping an eye on the Destruction Crew. St. Clair rebounds from his Anvil loss in a big way. Speaking of Anvil, I would call his loss to Furnas a minor upset. I would like to see these powerhouses go at it again. Poor Wellington. Makhan is on a terror right now! Cheetah Kid keeps the LHW division rocking as he closes out the night with an exciting win. You do an amazing job with talent. I always love picking up guys after their runs here because they've been built up so well. Keep up the great work!